SOLUTION: Sophia can paddle her kayak 5 miles per hour in still water. It takes her as long to paddle 8 miles upstream as it takes her to travel 32 miles downstream. Determine the speed of t
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Question 932032: Sophia can paddle her kayak 5 miles per hour in still water. It takes her as long to paddle 8 miles upstream as it takes her to travel 32 miles downstream. Determine the speed of the river's current.
Enter an equation with the following properties:
1. It uses the variable c to represent the speed of the river's current in miles per hour.
2. It uses the information as it is given above.
3. It can be solved to answer the question.
Equation:____________
How fast is the river's current? _____________ miles per hour
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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| Cross Multiply to solve for c
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